Cost-effectiveness analysis of superabsorbent wound dressings in patients with moderate-to-highly exuding leg ulcers in Germany.

ABSTRACT: The study aims to estimate the cost-effectiveness of superabsorbent wound dressings compared to the standard-of-care (SoC) dressings mix for treatment of patients with moderate-to-highly exuding leg ulcers in the German healthcare settings. A model-based cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted from the German statutory health insurance perspective, following German specific and international recommendations of good research practice. An individual-level (microsimulation) state-transition model has been used with a cycle length of 1 week and time horizon of 6 months. Several comprehensive systematic reviews were conducted to inform all model inputs, including clinical parameters, efficacy, quality of life, resources utilisation, and cost inputs. In addition, primary data from two clinical

SUBMITTER: Velickovic VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8762557 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature